These Special Conditions have been prepared for use by the builder and the owner, as an alternative form of contract, for situations where:  the bank ...

These Special Conditions have been prepared for use by the builder and the owner, as an alternative form of contract, for situations where:  the bank ...

Acoustics in office partitioning Architects should be aware that there is often a significant gap between the owner's expectation of a partition ...

Read time: 2 minutes When approached to undertake a commission, one of the first questions you should ask is: is my client a 'legal person'? A legal ...

The Building Act 2016 (Tas) (the Act) and the Building Regulations 2016 (the Regulations) are the main pieces of legislation that regulate building, ...

Read time: 8 minutes Many of the Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS) Provisions in the National Construction Code (NCC) are driven by the fire safety objectives ...

A collateral warranty is a contract which gives a third party collateral, or running side by side, rights in an existing contract entered into by two ...

Read time: 6 minutes Particular person refers to an individual or company selected by the owner and specifically identified in the building contract ...

Read time: 1 minute There is a high level of regulatory consistency across Australia; however, states and territories can and do make their own ...

Read time: 4 minutes Value management can be an effective technique to assist the architect to identify the critical aspects of a design brief and to ...